This document provides instructions for a process essay assignment. Students must write a 600-800 word essay describing the steps involved in producing a sketch of a kitchen utensil. The essay will be assessed based on criteria such as understanding the brief, organization of ideas, use of references, grammar, and mechanics. Students must submit their essay along with a pre-writing draft and a sketch of the selected kitchen tool. The learning outcomes are to write a well-developed 5-paragraph essay, apply the correct processes, and critically analyze texts.

1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN
Foundation in Natural and Built Environment (FNBE)
English 1 [ENGL0105]
Assignment: Essay Question
Assignment Individual work.
LO
As per
stated in the
module
25% Essay
Due on Tuesday,
11th May 2015
(Week 7)
(Drafts of
assignment to be
shown on 27th &
28th April 2015)
INTRODUCTION
This assignment evaluates academic writing skills for a basic 5-paragraph expository essay. It also
evaluates the student’s ability to research information to support the arguments proposed in the essay,
to cite the sources of information and also to provide a list of references.
Referencing:
All persons, books and other sources of information are to be referenced in accordance with the APA
Style.
OBJECTIVES OF ESSAY WRITING
The objectives of this project are as follows:
1. Provide practice in basic 5-paragraph essay writing.
2. Provide instructions in basic referencing skills.
3. Provide basic analytical skills for contemporary essays and reading texts.
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THIS REPORT
The learning outcomes of this assignment are:
1. Write a well-developed and well-organised 5-paragraph process writing essay
2. Apply the right processes for this kind of expository writing
3. Analyse contemporary essays and reading texts critically.

2. TASKS – METHODOLOGY
Your tasks are as follows:
Identify the steps involved in producing an attractive sketch (kitchen utensils). Then, write a process
essay to describe this process.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT
1. The word limit for this assignment is 600 to 800 words only.
2. You must research the topic that you choose and write an essay that is informed by authority.
3. Submissions after May 11th 2015 will not be entertained.
4. The essay must be typed on A4 paper using font style ARIAL point size 12 with double spacing.
5. Your essay must be submitted with the following:
i. pre-writing (draft of your essay)
ii. cover page (follow the attached format)
iii. sketch of your selected kitchen tool
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The assessment for this assignment will be based on:
 Your demonstrated understanding of the brief.
 The content of the write-up—strength of central idea and relevance to the question.
 Clear and coherent organization of ideas and argument.
 Ability to use scholarly references to support arguments and ideas.
 Grammar and mechanics.

3. MARKING CRITERIA
Descriptors Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Total
Percentage 40-49% 50-59% 60-69% 70-79% 80% & above Marks
Prewriting - 10
(per paragraph)
Lack
supporting
details or
examples
One
supporting
detail or
example
Two
supporting
details or
examples
3 supporting
details or
examples
Good and
sequentially
developed
Unity – 10
(Structure)
Intro/Supporting
Paragraphs/
Conclusion
Essay is not
assigned
with the
topic with
general
introduction
and
conclusion
2 main
ideas
provided
with general
supporting
ideas with
general
introduction
and
conclusion.
3 main
ideas
provided
but they
are loosely
connected.
Introduction
with a
thesis
statement
and a
general
conclusion.
Provided a
thesis statement
with 3 topic
sentences but
each paragraph
contains 2 or
less specific
details. No
recommendation
for the
conclusion.
Well developed
introduction with
a thesis
statement, 3 topic
sentences and 3
specific details
for each
paragraphs and
has
recommendations
for the
conclusion.
Support – 30 Provides
general
ideas with
one specific
detail.
Provides
two specific
details.
Logical
progression
in ideas. 3-
4specific
details
included.
Logical
progression in
ideas. 5-7
specific details
included.
Ideas are clear
and logical.
Provides 8 or
more specific
details with
resource
information.
Coherence – 30 Essays
show little
development
or
relationship
among
ideas.
Uses 2 or
less
transitional
words or
other word
connectors.
Lack of
logical
progression.
Uses 3
word
connectors.
Sequence
of idea is
evident.
Uses 4 word
connectors.
Logical
progression of
ideas.
Shows an in-
depth
understanding of
topic and
provides
independent
thought.
Sentence skills
20
Compose
simple and
monotonous
sentences.
Serious
errors in
choice of
Compose
simple
sentences
with
numerous
errors in
mechanics.
Appropriate
Compound
sentences
with fewer
errors in
mechanics.
Ability to
use precise
Complex
sentence
structure and
consistent use
of mechanics.
Free from errors
in sentence
structure, choice
of words and
grammar.

4. words and
mechanics.
choice of
words.
choice of
words.

5. SUGGESTED REFERENCES
1. Langan, J. (2008). College Writing Skills with Readings. (7th Ed.)New York: McGraw Hill.
2. Terry, M. & Wilson, J. (n.d.) Focus on Academic Skills for IELTS. Longman.

6. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT
NAME: JIJI NG
STUDENT ID NO: 0904Y72861
WORD COUNT: 799 WORDS
ENGLISH 1 (ELG 30505)
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: PROCESS ESSAY
LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA
SUBMISSION DATE: 11th
MAY 2015

7. Paragraph 1
- First cooking experience
- Acknowledgement of the applications and methods on kitchen utensils
- Prefer a pot to a pan.
- Boiling is easier than frying
- Frying is very practical - cooking skills - frying fish
- Similar to producing a sketch
- Must be expected on the paper - more drawing skills
Paragraph 2
- Imagine pot as hummingbird
- Small as compared to bigger pots in the kitchen
- Handle at one end - looks like short tail of the bird
- Silver - stainless steel - easy to cleanse, after a deep fry
- Not spoiled due to insect bite
- Brilliant like a star - adorns kitchen - the brightness makes cooker in delight
- Familiar in the live show of preparing cuisine - raise confidence
- Emblazed with the environment of professional cook
- Fit to become a part of cuisine masterpiece
- Transparency of lid - process of cooking invisible to cooker - observe food -
increases their appetite - did not feel tired
- Enormous circling ring-like patterns - metal base
- Vent hole of lid - increases family’s passion in cooking despite effort
- Inner pot - aged scrapes - rubbing with the kitchen utensils
- Hard, metallic smell, metallic taste, high-pitched sound when hit.

8. Paragraph 3
- Position - tilt the pot
- Use Faber-Castell colour pencils - more preferences - gold and silver colour
- Use silver colour pencil to lightly delineate the initial sketch - mere structure
- Measure each size of the component - adequate portion - section drawing
- Use black colour pencil - outline of the handle
- Structure of the handle - light and dark techniques – lighting
- Use light blue colour pencil - glass texture - shadowing - reflection on the lid’s
glass
- Tilt the colour pencil - equilibrium of colour
- Gently - harsh way makes the colour spread unevenly
- Lid’s seal, top, vent holes of lid - darker than the outline - using the silver colour
pencil - light and dark techniques
- Shade the rest - texture under lighting
- Use the black colour pencil - darken the outline of the pot
Paragraph 4
- Cook family favourite’s noodles soup
- Fry nuggets, fish ball and meatball – occasions
- Refreshment - early birds - half-boiled egg, fast-cooked side-vegetables
- Instant noodles cooking - quick lunch - rush to the office.
- Serve as utensil for electrical cooking – physical properties - no gas in the coal
stove - no gas service – dinner
Paragraph 5
- Delivers me an idea of the minute structure of the pot

9. - Understanding on how to use the pot adequately

10. The idea of producing kitchen utensil sketch comes about due to my first
cooking experience. The acknowledgement of the applications and methods on
kitchen utensils undeniably brought me to a conclusion of using a pot rather than a
pan. Technically, boiling is easier than frying. In the illustration, water is added into
the pot; then, put the fresh ingredients and seasonings respectively when the water
is boiled. Yet frying is very practical, because cooking skills need to be applied
especially when frying fish. This theoretically is similar to producing a sketch.
Subsequently, when drawing a pan a greater oval shape must be expected on the
paper. This requires more drawing skills as compared to illustrating a pot.
Imagine the pot as a hummingbird. It is small, as compared to other big pots
in my house’s kitchen. The handle is at one end, at this point, this looks like short tail
of the bird. It is silver in colour and made out of stainless steel. Because of that, it is
easy to clean, especially after deep-frying a particular dish. The transparency of lid
make the process of cooking invisible to cooker; they can observe food in process,
and this increases their appetite, and makes them did not feel tired through the
process. The pot has enormous ring-like patterns on its metal at the bottom of the
base. It also has a vent hole on the lid, and it gives them the attracting scent of food.
The metal of inner pot is filled with aged scratches during cooking. The pot is hard in
sense of touch, and with a kind of metallic smell when sniffing in the pot. It also has
metallic taste, and produces a high-pitched sound when being hit.
As the sketch goes on, the prior concern holds on the position of pot. So, tilt
the pot in a good view of drawing. Use Faber-Castell colour pencils as a tool to
sketch, as it has more preferences such as gold and silver colour. First, use silver
colour pencil to lightly delineate the initial sketch which is the mere structure of the
pot. On the process, barely measure each size of the component of the pot to make

11. an adequate portion of section drawing. After that, start to use black colour pencil to
draw the outline of the handle. Then, limn the structure of the handle by light and
dark techniques, applied it because of the lighting. Continue the focus on the lid, use
light blue colour pencil to fill up colour on the part of the lid that involved only glass
texture, provides with the shadowing of reflection on the lid’s glass. Tilt the colour
pencil when filling it to reach the equilibrium of colour for the covering of the whole
texture. Depicted the pot on the paper gently instead of completing it in a harsh way
which makes the colour spread unevenly. The lid’s metallic seal and top as well as
the vent holes of lid, is limned darker than the outline, using the silver colour pencil
according to the light and dark techniques. Later, shade the rest of the pot according
to the texture under lighting. Finally, use the black colour pencil to darken the outline
of the pot sketch.
The pot can be used to cook family favourite’s noodles soup. This can be
made with some spices-filling and fresh vegetables, and moderate degree of fire.
The pot can also be used to fry nuggets, fish ball and meatball, especially when
there is occasions like birthday parties, relatives-and-family-gathering day et cetera.
The pot could give refreshment for the early birds, as such half-boiled egg and fast-
cooked side-vegetables are on the plate. Moreover, the pot is also a good utensil for
instant noodles cooking, especially for those who wanted to have quick lunch in the
afternoon before rushing to the office. Furthermore, the pot could serve as a utensil
for electrical cooking due to its physical properties when there happens to be no gas
in the coal stove. This provide ease to family members during dinner because there’s
no gas service during this moment.
In a nutshell, sketching the pot delivers me an idea of the minute structure of
the pot. It gives me more understanding on how to use the pot adequately.

12. Subsequently, the first sketch is like a framework that reflected on the glass itself.
The magnitude of work is similar to a second identity rather than exhibiting the
outstanding properties. However, the second sketch illustrates the value of originality
and presenting the pot in good perspective and lively appearances. The second
sketch vividly portrayed the complexity of visual world in eyesight of artists. There’s a
saying: ‘Sketching is everything, sketches are nothing.’ Herein I realised the
importance of processing rather than valuing the sketch itself.